2016
Increased susceptibility of Cftr−/− mice to LPS-induced lung remodeling
Bruscia E, Zhang P, Barone C, Scholte BJ, Homer R, Krause D, Egan ME. Increased susceptibility of Cftr−/− mice to LPS-induced lung remodeling. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2016, 310: l711-l719. PMID: 26851259, PMCID: PMC4836110, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00284.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung pathologyCF miceImmune responseWT miceChronic inflammationCystic fibrosisAbnormal immune responseChronic pulmonary infectionPersistent immune responseWild-type littermatesCF mouse modelsPseudomonas aeruginosa lipopolysaccharideCF lung pathologyPulmonary infectionChronic administrationLPS exposurePersistent inflammationLung remodelingWT littermatesLung tissueOverall pathologyMouse modelInflammationChronic exposureBacterial products
2015
Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium
McNeer NA, Anandalingam K, Fields RJ, Caputo C, Kopic S, Gupta A, Quijano E, Polikoff L, Kong Y, Bahal R, Geibel JP, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM, Egan ME. Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 6952. PMID: 25914116, PMCID: PMC4480796, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineChloridesCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic TherapyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLactic AcidMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesPeptide Nucleic AcidsPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersRespiratory MucosaConceptsFacile genome engineeringVivo gene deliveryBiodegradable polymer nanoparticlesTransient gene expressionNanoparticle systemsGene deliveryPolymer nanoparticlesGene correctionGenome engineeringNanoparticlesOff-target effectsPeptide nucleic acidLethal genetic disorderNucleic acidsDonor DNATarget effectsIntranasal deliveryDeliveryCystic fibrosisEngineeringOligonucleotideChloride effluxHuman cellsAirway epitheliumLung tissue